About Ascent Global Partners Ascent Global Partners is an Executive Recruitment firm based in the Tokyo Ohtemachi area. Our company is registered in Japan and officially licensed by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ascent Global Partners provides mid to senior level management solutions for a range of different clients (from multinational corporations to start-ups). Our industry professionals have extensive experience in the Japanese and Asian recruitment market. Our Japan office is led by John Byrne who has a long-term commitment to the APAC region and its future growth.